Paulo Otávio

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rosa and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Paulo Otávio Rosa da Silva (born 23 November 1994), commonly known as Paulo Otávio, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a left back for Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd.

Paulo Otávio

Otávio playing for VfL Wolfsburg in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Paulo Otávio Rosa da Silva
Date of birth	(1994-11-23) 23 November 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth	Ourinhos, São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left back[2]
Team information
Current team	Al Sadd
Number	6
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011	PSTC	2	(0)
2012	Atlético Paranaense	0	(0)
2013–2015	Coritiba	0	(0)
2014	→ Santo André (loan)	0	(0)
2015	→ Paysandu (loan)	2	(0)
2016	Tombense	0	(0)
2016–2017	LASK	28	(2)
2017–2019	FC Ingolstadt	35	(0)
2019–2023	VfL Wolfsburg	60	(0)
2023–	Al Sadd	27	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

On 11 June 2019, VfL Wolfsburg announced that they had signed Otávio on a 4-year contract.^[3]

On 17 May 2023, Otávio signed a three-year contract with Qatari club Al Sadd on a free transfer, starting from the 2023-24 season.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 17 May 2023.^[5]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Atlético Paranaense	2012	Série B	0	0	0	0	7[lower-alpha 1]	0	7	0
Coritiba	2013	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2014		0	0	0	0	5[lower-alpha 1]	0	5	0
	2015		0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	6	0	6	0
Santo André (loan)	2014	–			16[lower-alpha 2]	2	0	0	16	2
Paysandu (loan)	2015	Série B	2	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	0	0	3	0
Tombense	2016	Série C	0	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	8[lower-alpha 4]	2	9	2
LASK Linz	2016–17	Erste Liga	28	2	3[lower-alpha 5]	0	0	0	31	3
FC Ingolstadt	2017–18	2. Bundesliga	8	0	1[lower-alpha 6]	0	0	0	9	0
	2018–19		27	0	2[lower-alpha 6]	0	0	0	29	0
VfL Wolfburg	2019–20	Bundesliga	5	0	4[lower-alpha 6]	0	4[lower-alpha 7]	1	13	1
	2020–21		23	0	0	0	3	0	26	0
	2021–22		7	0	2[lower-alpha 6]	0	4	0	23	0
	2022–23		25	0	0	0	0	0	25	0
Total	Brazil		2	0	18	2	21	2	41	4
	Austria		28	2	3	0	0	0	31	3
	Germany		95	0	9	0	11	1	181	1
	Career total		125	2	30	2	32	3	253	8

Notes

1. Appearances in the Campeonato Paranaense
2. Appearances in the Copa Paulista
3. Appearances in the Copa do Brasil
4. Appearances in the Campeonato Mineiro
5. Appearances in the Austrian Cup
6. Appearances in the DFB-Pokal
7. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

Honours

LASK

• Austria Football First League: 2016-17

Al Sadd

• Qatar Stars League: 2023-24
• Emir of Qatar Cup: 2024

References

1. "Paulo Otávio". VfL Wolfsburg. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
2. Paulo Otávio at WorldFootball.net
3. "New left-back". VfL Wolfsburg. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
4. "OFFICIAL: Al-Sadd sign Brazilian player Paulo Otavio". Al Sadd SC. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
5. Paulo Otávio at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

External links

• Profile at the VfL Wolfsburg website